Narada Michael Walden

Musician

Male

Born Apr 23, 1952

Age 61

Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum… Read More

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Gregory Weinkauf: Long Live Rock! A Beatle, A Stone And An Animal Salute The Who's Pete Townshend (Video)
The Huffington Post - Feb 03, 2013

Pete Townshend. Three syllables, and your synapses are already tingling, aren't they? To know Pete Townshend a little (say, hearing "Let My Love Open the Door" on the radio) is to love him. And to know Pete Townshend a lot (as guitarist, singer, rocker, lyricist, poet, author, producer, philanthropist and, objectively-speaking, visionary) is to love him even more. But let us also consider Pete Townshend the brilliant technical innovator. This was precisely the focal poi...
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Narada Michael Walden On His Hit Filled Career
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 17, 2012

Few producers have seen the top of the charts as often as Narada Michael Walden. From his San Rafael recording studio, Tarpan, the Grammy-winning musician has become a frequent visitor at the No. 1 spot through his work...
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Marin's Pechner Contributes To Rock Hall's Grateful Dead Exhibit
Petaluma Patch - Apr 16, 2012

Richard Pechner, a Novato native and Terra Linda resident, is now a rock star in Cleveland. In a way. A former Dead roadie and now a professional photographer, Pechner has his image of the famed Wall of Sound speaker system featured in a new Grateful Dead exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and it was installed just in time for the latest hall induction ceremonies April 12-14. Pechner, a Novato High grad, finalized a license agreement with the Rock and Roll Hall in ...
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Der „recker Sommer“ Macht Laune Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung
Google News - Jun 24, 2011

Zusammen mit dem Londoner Songwriter Geoff Holliss, der schon mit Whitney Houstons Hitproduzent Michael Narada Walden arbeitete, komponierte Susan Albers auch ihre Debütsingle „BigShot“. Gerade hat sie mit ihrer Band, bestehend aus deutschen und
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1952 Birth Born in 1952.

TWENTIES

1976 24 Years Old His first album, Garden of Love Light, was released in 1976 and included the track "Delightful", song from Tommy Bolin Band setlist.

1977 25 Years Old The lone single released from the album, it charted at #81 on the R&B charts in the spring of 1977.

1979 27 Years Old His 1979 album Awakening peaked at #15 on the R&B charts, spawning a Top 10 hit with "I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You)".

1980 28 Years Old Later that year, his album The Dance of Life yielded the Top 5 single "I Shoulda Loved Ya", which also made the UK Top 10 in 1980. "Gimme Gimme Gimme", his 1985 duet with Patti Austin, reached #1 in Sweden.

THIRTIES

1988 36 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1988, he scored another UK top 10 hit and a #1 US Dance hit, with "Divine Emotions" under the name Narada. … Read More

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